Fiacha

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Fiacha [ ˈfʲiːəxə ], also Fiachu , Fiachra or Fiachna , with the surname mac Delbaíth is the name of a legendary figure from the Lebor Gabála Érenn of the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

Fiacha is after Lebor Gabála Érenn the son of Delbaeth of the Túatha Dé Danann and Ernmas '. Delbaeth was High King of Ireland after his mythical grandfather, the Dagda under the king's name Eochaid Ollathair ("The Great Father"). Fiacha murders his father after the Annála Ríoghdhachta Éireann ("The Annals of the Four Masters") and becomes High King himself. In another version, Delbaeth is said to have been killed by a son of Nechtan . After ten years of reign, Fiacha fell in battle.

Fiacha's sisters are Ériu , Banba and Fohla , but he is also named as their father - through incest with Ernmas. His successors as the Hochkönig are said to be his three brothers-in-law, the brothers Mac Gréine ("Son of the Sun", with Eriu), Mac Cuill ("Son of Hazel", with Banba) and Mac Cecht ("Son of the Ploughshare", with Fohla) .

See also

Web links

  • John O'Donovan: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the four masters . Hodges and Smith, Dublin 1848, p. 178 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
  • Michael O'Clery: Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 . Ed .: Irish Genealogical Foundation. 2003, ISBN 978-0-940134-14-0 , pp. 414 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).